Howard University's board voted unanimously to rescind Sean 'Diddy' Combs' honorary doctorate and return his $1 million gift, calling him 'not worthy'
revoking the honorary doctorate it awarded Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014 and returning his $1 million donation, saying its board of trustees made the unanimous decision Friday afterHoward’s board of trustees voted on the revocation at its regularly scheduled meeting Friday, saying the esteemed, historically Black institution was rescinding all honors and privileges associated with the degree and scrubbing Combs’ name from all documents listing honorary degree recipients.
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Combs arrived at Howard in the fall of 1987 and became known for the massive parties he would promote. He also was known as volatile, some say. Speaking toon the condition of anonymity due to fear of retribution, sources allege Combs turned up to the school’s historic Harriet Tubman Quadrangle dorm one evening and began screaming in a “belligerent” manner for his girlfriend to come outside.
Combs’ lawyer did not specifically respond to the Howard allegations when approached for comment last week. He cited the ongoing criminal investigation that involvedthat prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are investigating Combs for possible sex trafficking. “Mr. Combs cannot comment on settled litigation, will not comment on pending litigation, and cannot address every allegation picked up by the press from any source, no matter how unreliable,” Comb’s lawyer, Jonathan Davis, said last week. “We are aware that the proper authorities are conducting a thorough investigation and therefore have confidence any important issues will be addressed in the proper forum, where the rules distinguish facts from fiction.
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